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About The community foundation of western massachusetts seeks to enrich the quality of life of the people of our region by encouraging philanthropy, developing a permanent, flexible endowment, assessing and responding to emerging and changing needs, serving as a resource, catalyst, and coordinator for charitable activities, and promoting efficiency in the management of charitable funds.
In care of RON Ancrum
Donations are tax-deductible
Financial Snapshot FY ending 2025-03-31 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Latest FY2025: $37.1M · Peak FY2022: $50.9M · Avg: $26.9M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $159K
Foreign employees 0
Foreign offices 0
Foreign partnership interest No
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA — — SOUTH ASIA — — CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN — — SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA — — RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES — —
501(h) election This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.
Political & Grant Activity
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Address 333 Bridge ST
Springfield, MA, 01103-141
Governance Voting board members 19
Independent members 19
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy Yes
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board Yes
Compensation practices Severance payments No
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Used comp survey Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
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